As the title "Living in Japan - Guidebook for Foreign Researchers" suggests, this is a guidebook for foreign researchers who are coming to live and work in Japan. This guidebook compiles JISTEC’s expertise accumulated throughout the years. Besides basic information about arriving in Japan, it will organize and elaborate on FAQ’s posed by researchers and introduces website addresses of specific organizations in charge, which will be able to provide more detailed information. Consequently, this will serve as a useful guidebook during each researcher’s stay in Japan, as well as a means to be well-prepared and to gather necessary information ahead of time.

III. Emergency Response
1. Incidents/Accidents
1.1 Calling the police
1.2 Reporting to a police box (koban)
1.3 Non-emergency police hotlines
1.4 Traffic accidents
1.4.1 Checkpoints in the event of an accident2. Fire/emergency rescue
2.1 Fire department/ambulance
2.2 Emergency call example
2.3 Emergency telephone consultation for children
2.4 Information Resources in English3. Incidents/accidents at sea
3.1 Japan Coast Guard4. Earthquakes
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What to do if you are at home
4.3 What to do if you are outside the home
4.4.What to do once the tremor is over
4.5 What to do in the event of a fire
4.6 Deciding whether to return home5. Tsunami
5.1 Causes of tsunami
5.2 Evacuation6. Typhoons (Flood damage)
6.1 Information about typhoons
6.2 Precautions for an approaching typhoon
6.3 Characteristics of flood damage caused by localized heavy rain
6.4 Flood damage dangers following heavy rain
6.5 Information sources on disasters, weather and the climate